# How to properly identify a spammer?

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**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [May 25, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-properly-identify-a-spammer/228103 "2022-05-25T18:30:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-properly-identify-a-spammer/228103/6 "2022-05-25T19:35:08Z")

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Yep, an opinionated drive-by user with a short attention span might look like a spammer, but might just be an opinionated drive-by user with a short attention span!

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